As always, Smith willing to move in draft

Ryan Mathews, who the Chargers moved up 16 spots to take in 2010, stands with coach Norv Turner, team president Dean Spanos and general manager A.J. Smith at a news conference the day after the draft.
— K.C. Alfred / UNION-TRIBUNE

Ryan Mathews, who the Chargers moved up 16 spots to take in 2010, stands with coach Norv Turner, team president Dean Spanos and general manager A.J. Smith at a news conference the day after the draft.
— K.C. Alfred / UNION-TRIBUNE

INDIANAPOLIS  The Minnesota Vikings are among the teams willing to move out of their lofty draft spot.

“We're definitely open to moving,” Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman, whose team has the No.3 pick, said on Thursday. “… With the new CBA and the financial commitment to the top five picks not as significant as it has been in the past, I think there will be a lot of potential movement, especially in that top five, depending on where these quarterbacks fall, the top two quarterbacks in the draft and who's going to need quarterbacks. There could be a lot of activity that first day and especially those first three spots."

What does this have to do with the Chargers? Almost certainly nothing if we’re talking about that high in the draft. And with the available talent at specific positions, the Chargers are much more likely to move down than up in this year’s first round.